Recommended Reading List : Communication
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Barbara Tucker
Associate Professor of Communication
Editor, Journal for Academic Excellence
- System of Freedom of Expression byCall Number: request print copy via GIL ExpressISBN: 0394711432Publication Date: 1971-09-01
Communication
- How to Win Friends and Influence People byCall Number: BF637.S8 C37 1981
- Just Listen byCall Number: ebook available via GALILEOISBN: 9780814414040Publication Date: 2009-09-15Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist, business consultant, and coach, and backed by the latest scientific research, author Mark Goulston shares simple but powerful techniques readers can use to really get through to people--whether they're coworkers, friends, strangers, or enemies.
- Presentation Zen byCall Number: request print copy via GIL ExpressISBN: 9780321525659Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today's world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.
- Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences byCall Number: available online or request print copy via GIL ExpressISBN: 9780470632017Resonate helps you make a strong connection with your audience and lead them to purposeful action. The author's approach is simple: building a presentation today is a bit like writing a documentary. Using this approach, you'll convey your content with passion, persuasion, and impact.
- The Art of Public Speaking, PowerWeb and Topic Finder byCall Number: available online or request print copy via GIL ExpressISBN: 007256296XPublication Date: 2003-07-26Creative activities, vivid examples, annotated speech samples, and foundation of classic and contemporary rhetoric provide students a strong understanding of public speaking.
- The Definitive Book of Body Language byCall Number: request print copy via GIL ExpressISBN: 0553804723Publication Date: 2006-07-25This international bestseller reveals the secrets of nonverbal communication to give you confidence and control in any face-to-face encounter. Filled with fascinating insights, humorous observations, and simple strategies that you can apply to any situation, this intriguing book will enrich your communication with and understanding of others, as well as yourself.
- The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking byCall Number: request print copy via GIL ExpressISBN: 0671724002The book that has literally put millions on the highway to greater accomplishment and success can show you how to have maximum impact as a speaker-every day, and in every situation that demands winning others over to your point of view.
Best Speeches
- The World's Great Speeches byCall Number: PN6121 .C6
- Landmark American Speeches byCall Number: PS662 .L36 2001